-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- In light of `` Community 's '' return tomorrow night , the rocky relationship between the show and one of its stars , Chevy Chase -LRB- who has since left the show -RRB- became the topic of discussion for Joel McHale and Howard Stern on Stern 's Sirius/XM radio show .

McHale said that Chase had no desire to be involved in the show , and when he attempted to talk to him about it , there were repercussions .

`` When I would try , he would just try to fight me . He physically wanted to fight me , '' McHale tells Stern in this clip .

Tensions boiled over last year , after months of reports that Chase had acted out on set , insulting the show 's writing and sending former showrunner Dan Harmon an insulting voicemail that was leaked online .

McHale told Stern that Chase did use the 'n' - word on set .

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`` When he said it , it was like ` We are now at Defcon 1 , ' '' McHale said .

He added that Chase was protesting the direction that his character , Pierce , was going in on the show claiming that his racist rants were sure to include the 'n' - word in the future .

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`` He said that Richard Pryor said it was okay for him to call him that , '' McHale said . `` He literally ... he used that . ''

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McHale said that Chase had no desire to be involved with `` Community ''

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Tensions boiled over last year , after months of reports that Chase had acted out on set

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McHale told Howard Stern that Chase did use the 'n' - word on set